College Notes

Aug 18, 2012 | 7:00 AM

TOWSON WOMEN'S SOCCER

: Senior forward Cheyenne Skidmore scored her first goal of the season, but the Towson University women's soccer team dropped its season-opener to DePaul, 2-1, on Friday evening at Wish Field. The Blue Demons improved to 1-0, while the Tigers fell to 0-1.

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Erin Quinn made six saves for the Tigers.

WEST VIRGINIA

: West Virginia's athletic department has dedicated a plaque to late football coach Bill Stewart.

A brief, private ceremony was held Friday at Milan Puskar Stadium in Morgantown. Among those in attendance were athletic director Oliver Luck, coaches, current players recruited by Stewart and friends of Stewart, who died of a heart attack in May at age 59.

The plaque is on a wall in the stadium concourse underneath the press box.

IDAHO:

The Idaho State Board of Education has approved letting the University of Idaho begin scheduling and playing college football as an independent.

The board's 5-1 vote Friday also gives school administrators permission to explore membership in the Big Sky Conference for all other Vandal sports teams.

Since 2005, the Vandals have competed in the Western Athletic Conference. But the WAC is in tatters and hurtling toward extinction thanks to a series of defections over the last two years of its best football teams, including Boise State, Nevada and Fresno State.

BOSTON COLLEGE

: Boston College athletic director Gene DeFilippo said on Friday that he was stepping down after 15 years, a tenure in which he stabilized the program in the aftermath of gambling scandal, led it into a new conference and collected four NCAA men's hockey championships.

DeFilippo said he had been discussing retirement with his wife, Anne, and came to the conclusion after being diagnosed with a treatable form of cancer.

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PATERNO BOOK

: Joe Paterno had to be prodded by his family to read the grand jury report regarding Jerry Sandusky and did not understand some of its graphic terminology, according to a new book.

The book, "Paterno" by Joe Posnanski, was purchased Friday by The Associated Press in advance of its release next week.

In the book, Posnanski describes a scene at Paterno's home, two days after Sandusky had been charged with child sex abuse last November. Paterno's family and a close adviser were trying to explain to the Penn State coach that there was a growing sentiment Paterno must have known for years about the accusations against Sandusky.

The book quotes Paterno as shouting "I'm not omniscient!"

CLEMSON

: Clemson reported 10 NCAA secondary violations including two that involved female athletes who received prize money for outside competitions while enrolled in school.

Clemson said Friday an athlete had to give $10,803 in winnings to charity to have her eligibility restored. The other athlete paid $975 in winnings to charity.

Both were among four Level 1 violations, the more serious NCAA category, the athletic department found from October 2011 through July. No athletes, sports or coaches were identified by Clemson.